Head Gasket or Piston rings?

[teamitr]

I had white smoke coming out of my exhaust when i would rev the engine while at idle but if i drove normaly or let it idle it would not smoke. It actually it started smoking after one hard pass on the freeway. so i'm thinking it is the head gasket because that is what happen when i blew the first one wich was the stock gasket. Now my question is would this cause my cylinder number 3 to be at 60 psi after a compression test once the car smoked after that freeway pass. also the reason why i'm thinking is the HG is because in my way home the car started to over heat a little a;bout 3/4 of the way up. also I do have a 4 layer head gasket with arp studs but i failed to clean up the old head gasket debry left stuck on the head and block, becasue i just lifted the head and swaped gaskets cause i was doing it the fast,easy, and stupid way.

 

[GVR4592]

You answered your own question.

 

[blackGSX2g]

Yep, pull it apart again and clean it off. I used a really fine grit sandpaper and a razor blade on the block. The aluminum head will warp far easier than the cast iron block, so I'd have it checked for straightness every time you pull it off. Also make sure the surface on the head is clean/smooth enough for a metal head gasket.

If you don't have really crazy plans for the car, a stock/felpro composite gasket and ARPs should be all you need, and they don't have the sealing problems the metal ones do.